During the 2018 regular season, a total of 47 backs carried the ball at least 100 times.

Austin Ekeler ranked 46th on that list, with 106 rushing attempts, but he was #1 when
you look at the frequency at which he produced runs of 10 or more yards. Ekeler had 20
such runs, meaning he averaged one 10+ yard run every 5.30 carries.

Melvin Gordon was 20th in rushing attempts last year with 175, but he ranked #5 in the
frequency of his 10+ yard runs, at one every 6.48 carries. Gordon also led the entire
league in most TD runs of 10 or more yards, with six.

Interesting....
all the backs in the list are good backs.... so I assume the difference is the blocking by OL and others..... and how much the threat of the pass by a great QB, opens up running lanes when the run is mixed in at certain times....

also teams that run draw plays frequently on third and really long will many times get over 10 yards but be stopped short of the first down marker....

The Chargers have 3 backs with sudden, explosive skills.... if they can get consistent blocking....

The patriots OL dominated the playoffs..... I know they have the best OL coach in the league.... but the pats always draft at or near end of each round..... yet they seem to have amazing skill at finding tough, smart, disciplined linemen and other players that may not be the fasted athletes on the field but they are the toughest and most disciplined.....

are the Chargers bad at choosing OL? or are Chargers just bad at coaching them?..... our best 2 OL are vet FA's..... not drafted players....

Interesting....
all the backs in the list are good backs.... so I assume the difference is the blocking by OL and others..... and how much the threat of the pass by a great QB, opens up running lanes when the run is mixed in at certain times....

also teams that run draw plays frequently on third and really long will many times get over 10 yards but be stopped short of the first down marker....

The Chargers have 3 backs with sudden, explosive skills.... if they can get consistent blocking....

The patriots OL dominated the playoffs..... I know they have the best OL coach in the league.... but the pats always draft at or near end of each round..... yet they seem to have amazing skill at finding tough, smart, disciplined linemen and other players that may not be the fasted athletes on the field but they are the toughest and most disciplined.....

are the Chargers bad at choosing OL? or are Chargers just bad at coaching them?..... our best 2 OL are vet FA's..... not drafted players....

Our OL would have MUCH better stats if Rivers unloaded the ball as quick as Brady.

If Brady held the ball as long as Rivers waiting for the deep plays to develop, he would get sacked too.

Geez....itís so obvious whatís wrong with this offense. Come on ball watchers!

You couldnít watch the games and not see the OL getting worse. I watched Scho and Tevi both whiff on way too many defenders who ran between them completely untouched. that is either the worst OL coaching ever or they are just a pair of f**king knucklehead coach-killers.

Donít be myopic- whether you change Whiz or not, you still need better blockers. Itís not an either / or equation.

You couldnít watch the games and not see the OL getting worse. I watched Scho and Tevi both whiff on way too many defenders who ran between them completely untouched. that is either the worst OL coaching ever or they are just a pair of f**king knucklehead coach-killers.

Donít be myopic- whether you change Whiz or not, you still need better blockers. Itís not an either / or equation.

Thatís tailor made for a screen pass.

Something Whiz and Rivers couldnít seem to execute if their lives depended on it.

Something Whiz and Rivers couldnít seem to execute if their lives depended on it.

its tailor made for a screen when they intentionally release rushers to trick them. even then they need to pretend to block. but its not when they are supposed to block but instead look and shrug at each other as defenders run right by between them.